Contact Information
Amanda Ziegler
UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, Norge Fiskerihøskole B-304 Tromsø, Norway | +1 802 309 3505 | +47 920 16 145 | amanda.f.ziegler@uit.no
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Education
2019 Ph.D., Biological Oceanography, University of Hawai’i, USA
Dissertation title: “Environmental drivers of benthic community structure and function in fjords of the West Antarctic Peninsula”, Advisor: Dr. Craig R. Smith
2012 B.S., Marine Biology, University of Rhode Island, USA
Research Experience
2020-23 Postdoctoral Fellow, Nansen Legacy Project, UiT
Description: Using stable isotopes of C and N to characterize the structure and seasonality of the benthic food web in the Barents Sea to the Central Arctic Basin. This project is part of the Nansen Legacy Project in collaboration with UiT and IMR in Tromsø.
2015-19 Graduate research assistant, FjordEco Project, Uni. of Hawai’i
Description: Dissertation research including Antarctic field work aboard NSF polar research vessels for 108 days total. Techniques learned include image analysis, statistical modeling, ecological statistics, Lagrangian particle tracking, and basic high-performance computing. Additional responsibilities included project outreach through the creation and maintenance of a project website and blog (http://www.fjordeco.wordpress.com) as well as with student visits to the lab at the University of Hawai’i.
2014 – 2015 Graduate research assistant, Abyssline Project, Uni. of Hawai’i
Description: Characterized and analyzed spatial patterns in benthic community composition from ROV footage of the manganese nodule exploration claim area for the United Kingdom within the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (Pacific Ocean). This work was conducted as part of the baseline studies required by the International Seabed Authority and resulted in the compilation and publication of a megafaunal atlas for the region as well as a scientific publication from the first year of the study.
Teaching Experience
2019 Guest lecturer: Deep-Sea Biology, Mauka to Makai bridge program
(undergraduate), Uni. of Hawai’i
2018-19 Guest lecturer: Benthic Biological Oceanography (graduate), Uni. of
Uni. of Hawai’i
2012-13, 19 Graduate teaching assistant, Introduction to Oceanography
(undergraduate), Uni. of Hawai’i
Field Research Experience
2018 R/V Araon, KOPRI/Uni. of Hawai’i, Mar. 27-May 6 (40 days)
2017 ARSV Laurence M. Gould, Uni. of Hawai’i, Feb. 14-Mar. 24 (35 days)
2016 RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, Uni. of Hawai’i, Mar. 28-Apr. 30 (33 days)
2015 ARSV Laurence M. Gould, Uni. of Hawai’i, Nov. 18-Dec. 28 (40 days)
2015 R/V Thomas G. Thompson, Uni. of Hawai’i, Feb. 12-Mar. 25 (41 days)
2014 R/V Oceanus, Uni. of Hawai’i, Jun. 21-Jul. 5 (15 days)
2013 R/V Oceanus, Uni. of Hawai’i, Apr. 3-Apr.15 (13 days)
Publications
2020 Ziegler A.F., Cap, M., Lundesgaard, Ø., Smith, C.R. Intense deposition
and rapid processing of seafloor phytodetritus in a productive
glaciomarine fjord, Andvord Bay (Antarctica). Progress in
Oceanography. 187 (102413) pp. 1-13.
2020 Ziegler, A. F., Hahn-Woernle, L., Powell, B., & Smith, C. R. (2020).
Larval dispersal modeling suggests limited ecological connectivity
between fjords on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Integrative and
Comparative Biology.
2019 Drazen, J., Smith, C., Gjerde, K., Au, W., Black, J., Carter, G., Clark,
M., Durden, J., Dutrieux, P., Goetze, E. and Haddock, S….& Ziegler, A.
Report of the workshop Evaluating the nature of midwater mining
plumes and their potential effects on midwater ecosystems. Research
Ideas and Outcomes, 5, p.e33527.
2017 Ziegler, A.F., Smith, C.R., Edwards, K.F., and Vernet, M. Glacial
dropstones: islands enhancing seafloor species richness in West
Antarctic Peninsula fjords. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 583, pp. 1-
14, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12363 (Feature article)
2017 Amon, D.J., Ziegler, A.F., Kremenetskaia, A., Mah, C. L., Mooi, R.,
O’Hara, T., … Smith, C.R. Megafauna of the UKSRL
exploration contract area and easter Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the
Pacific Ocean: Echinodermata. Biodiversity Data Journal, 5, e11794,
http://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.5.e11794
2017 Amon, D.J., Ziegler, A.F., Drazen, J.C., Grischenko, A.V., Leitner, A.B.
Lindsay, D.J…& Smith, C.R. Megafauna of the UKSRL exploration
contract area and eastern Clarion-Clipperton zone in the Pacific
Ocean: Annelida, Arthropoda, Bryozoa, Chordata, Ctenophora,
Mollusca. Biodiversity Data Journal, 5, e14598, http://doi.org/
10.3897/BDJ.5.e14598.
2016 Amon, D.J., Ziegler, A.F., Dahlgren, T.G., Glover, A.G., Goineau, A.,
Gooday, A.J.,…& Smith, C.R. Insights into the abundance and
diversity of abyssal megafauna in a polymetallic-nodule region in
the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Scientific Reports, 6.
2015 Oczkowski, A., Thornber, C.S., Markham, E.E., Rossi, R., Ziegler, A.
& Rinehart, S. Testing sample stability using four storage methods
and the macroalgae Ulva and Gracilaria. Limnology and
Oceanography: Methods, 13(1), pp. 9-14.
*submitted Ziegler, A.F., Cape, M., Lundesgaard, Ø., Smith, C.R. Intense
deposition and rapid processing of seafloor phytodetritus in a
glaciomarine fjord, Andvord Bay (Antarctica). Progress in
Oceanography.
*submitted Ziegler, A.F., Hahn-Woernle, L., Powell, B., Smith, C.R.
Larval dispersal modeling suggests limited ecological connectivity
between fjords on the West Antarctic Peninsula, Integrative and
Comparative Biology.
2014 Rinehart, S., Guidone, M., Ziegler, A., Schollmeier, T., Thorner, C.
Overwintering strategies of bloom-forming Ulva species in
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA. Botanica Marina, 57(4),
pp. 337-341.
Oral Presentations
2020 Ziegler, A.F., Hahn-Woernle, Powell, B., Smith, C.R. From Glaciers
to Benthos: Fjord EcosystemsProcesses in a Changing Climate.
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Symposium. Invited
Speaker. Austin, TX, USA. January 3-8.
2018 Ziegler, A.F., Lundesgaard, Ø., Cape, M., Smith, C.R. Intense
seafloor pulses and rapid processing of phytodetritus in a
glaciomarine fjord, Andvord Bay (Antarctica). Scientific Committee
on Antarctic Research Open Science Conference. Davos, Switzerland.
June 19-23.
2015 Ziegler, A.F., Smith, C.R. The influence of ice-rafted debris on
megabenthic diversity and community structure in fjords of the
West Antarctic Peninsula. Deep Sea Biology Society Symposium.
Aveiro, Portugal. August 31-September 4.
2014 Ziegler, A.F., Smith, C.R. The influence of ice-rafted debris on
megabenthic diversity and community structure in West Antarctic
Peninsula (WAP) fjords. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting.
Vancouver, Canada. October 20.
Poster Presentations
2018 Ziegler, A., Lundesgaard, Ø., Cape, M., Smith, C.R. Pelagic-benthic
coupling in a glaciomarine fjord, Andvord Bay (Antarctica). Deep Sea
Biology Society Symposium. Monterrey, CA, USA. September 9-14.
2018 Ziegler, A., Hahn-Woerle, L., Powell, B., Smith, C.R. Dispersal of
fjord megabenthos in Andvord Bay: A modeling approach. Scientific
Committee on Antarctic Research Open Science Conference. Davos,
Switzerland. June 19-23.
2018 Ziegler, A., Smith, C.R., Cape, M. Intense seafloor pulses and rapid
processing of phytodetritus in a glaciomarine fjord, Andvord Bay
(Antarctica). Ocean Sciences Meeting. Portland, Oregon, USA.
February 12-16.
2016 Ziegler, A., Smith, C.R., Grange, L.J., Edwards, K.F. Glacial
dropstones: islands enhancing habitat diversity and species
richness, in West antarctic Peninsula fjords. Scientific Committee
on Antarctic Research Open Science Conference. Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia. August 20-30.
2015 Ziegler, A., Amon, D.J., Smith, C.R. A qualitative assessment of
megafaunal diversity and biogeography of the UK-1 mining claim
area within the CCZ. Deep Sea Biology Society Symposium. Aveiro,
Portugal. August 31 – September 4.
Workshops and Other
2018 Evaluating the nature of midwater tmining plumes and their
potential effects on midwater ecossytems. August 27-30.
University of Hawai’i, Dr. Jeffery Drazen, Dr. Craig Smith and
Kristina Gjerde)
2014 Deep-Sea Biodiversity, Connectivity and Ecosystem Function.
July 20 – August 22. Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of
Washington
2013 Workshop to standardize megafaunal taxonomy for exploration
contract areas in the Clarion-Clipperton Fractuer Zone. June 9-16.
Deutsches Zentrum fur Marine Biodiversitatsforschung,
Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Outreach
2018 Mānoa Education and Talent Search Program Student visit,
University of Hawai’i (30 students)
2018 Connecting our Keiki to Their Deep-Sea Backyard, Kaua’i
3-day visit to high schools to provide hands-on workshops on technology
used to study deep-sea physics, chemistry and biology. ~300 participants.
2015-17 Expanding Your Horizons Workshop, University of Hawai’i
Generated a 50-minute hands-on workshop for 6-8th grade girls
>100 students participated
2016 Elementary, Intermediate and High school student visits
20 high schoolers, 37 elementary-high schoolers from neighboring island,
6 special-education students grade 5
2013-19 SOEST Open House, University of Hawai’i
Bi-annual outreach event serving >5000 visitors from elementary to
college students and members of the community
Service
2017-present Reviewer: Marine Ecology Progress Series, Progress in
Oceanography
2016-19 SOEST TGIF mini-grant coordinator, Uni. of Hawai’i
managed applications, peer-review and website for science grant program
2017 Awards committee student rep., Uni. of Hawai’i
2016 Biological oceanography student rep, Uni. of Hawai’i
2013-14 Graduate Student Org. oceanography rep., Uni. of Hawai’i
Awards
2019 STAR Achievement Scholarship, Uni. of Hawai’i ($1000)
2018 NWS Outreach Award, Uni. of Hawai’i ($1200)
2018 SCAR Open Science Conference travel grant ($2342.67)
2017 Jhamandas Watumull Fund, Uni. of Hawai’i ($3000)
2016 SCAR Open Science Conference travel grant ($2250)
2016 Graduate student Org. grant, Uni. of Hawai’i ($574.45)
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